CVE-2026-14971

IBM PowerVM Novalink 2.2.02.2.12.2.1.1, and 2.3.02.3.0.12.3.12.3.2 IBM NovaLink APIs misconfiguration may increase attack surface and enable unintended or unauthorized operations under non-default conditions.

CVSS v3 3.9 LOW

3.9^/10

CVSS v3 : LOW

Vector :

Exploitability : 0.5 / Impact : 3.4

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact LOW

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7280225	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:powervm_novalink:2.2.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:powervm_novalink:2.2.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:powervm_novalink:2.2.1.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:powervm_novalink:2.3.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:powervm_novalink:2.3.0.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:powervm_novalink:2.3.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:powervm_novalink:2.3.2:::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-07-17 20:17

Updated : 2026-08-11 23:13

NVD link : CVE-2026-14971

Mitre link : CVE-2026-14971

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-14971

JSON object : View

Products Affected

ibm

powervm_novalink

CWE

CWE-16

Configuration

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